Finally after many years of battling tonsil stones and sore throats I am getting a tonsillectomy! I am exited to finally get them out but scared too because I know I will be in alot of pain. But even more than the pain I am scared of general anesthesia. I am afraid I will go to sleep and never wake up %-) I am trying to think positive thoughts but I am a negative erson in general LOL
Wish me luck!!
Wish me luck!!
Well here is my story.....
I was up at 4:30 am and at the hospital at 6:45. Surgery was at 8 sharp. When I woke up after surgery I started freaking out bad because I could not breathe. My throat felt like it was swollen real bad, and it was. I was in alot of pain. I had 5 shots of morphine every 5 minutes and it did NOTHING to touch the pain. Still a 10 out of 10 on the scale.
So I told the nurse and she gave me one shot of Fentanyl and I was at peace finally!
They wheeled me back to my room where hubby was waiting for me and I was crying. I dozed off every few minutes and I was getting pissed at the nurse because she was nagging me to eat jello. I managed to eat 1/2 cup of that c**p and then received more versed and anti biotic. I went through a whole bag of IV fluid and then the nurse told me to go pee.
It took 3 people to walk me to the bathroom because I was sooooo loopy off of the narcotics. I could barely walk.
I get there and insist on going in peace, it took persistance to get the nurses to leave.
First problem....I had to go, but it wouldn't come out. I tried for 30 minutes. What the heck was wrong with me?? I went back and the nurse decided to cathederize me instead. She managed to drain over 500cc of urine from me. Apparently I have a condition called "post-op urinary retention" about up too 50 percent of people get this temporarily after surgery....to some degree anyways. I had it the worst way where I couldn't pee at all but the urge was definetly there...and it hurt!
They then sent me home promising me I would be able to pee there. went home and guess what, still couldn't pee. Tried sitting in warn running bath water, no luck....Called my doctor and she told me to come back. Went back to the hospital and got a 'permenent' foley catheter to wear until tuesday. OMG I was mortified. It hurts so bad and I have to wear this inside my body until TUESDAY!!! I have a collection bag taped to my leg wgere you can actually see the pee fill up TMI sorry. There is this nozzle I flip up over the toilet to drain it. Yes I do this standing up. I had a pretty rought day yesterday to the point where the urologist inserting the catheter made me cry. I was already very emotional from having just had surgery anyways, and was not expecting this bladder pain on top of things. I told him the catheter stung really bad and he yelled at me saying, "well you HAVE to have it so I don't know what you want me to tell you"! I started to cry and he stormed out of the room and slammed the door. I was shattered. All I wanted was some compassion and I definetly did not get it from him. :cry: I feel it is so unfair that I was so prepared for this surgery, only to have a major issue like this thrown at me. I am 26 and having to wear a urine bag is very embarrassing to me. I feel actually well enough to go see a movie with my kids, but cant because my bag is obvious and only holds 500cc so I must change it hourly.
Actually compared to the pain of the foley catheter, my throat is a piece of cake. Yeah it hurts, but the only thing waking me up at night is the sensation of urine "backflow" from my bag and how it stings to move because my urethra is very swollen. I woke up an hour after my due time to take my meds, but woke with my throat not really hurting so I only took 10mg of Lortab, not the regular 15mg.
I am surviving on slimfast and mashed potatos. But yesterday I also had rocky roade ice cream, and chicken noodle soup. My uvula (the hanging thing in the throat) is the size of my thumb...no joke. I have bloody patches all over my throat. I can still swallow my colace and zoloft fine though....even though it was scary to do at first. I just make sure I spray cepacol in the throat beforehand.
I am tired but cant sleep, I mean I sleep but only hours at a time because I am wired from the pills. I feel like c**p (not necessilary from the tonsillectomy) and I cant go out anywhere because of my piss bag hanging off my leg.
Honestly if it wasnt for the catheter, this whole experience would be a walk in the park.
I was up at 4:30 am and at the hospital at 6:45. Surgery was at 8 sharp. When I woke up after surgery I started freaking out bad because I could not breathe. My throat felt like it was swollen real bad, and it was. I was in alot of pain. I had 5 shots of morphine every 5 minutes and it did NOTHING to touch the pain. Still a 10 out of 10 on the scale.
So I told the nurse and she gave me one shot of Fentanyl and I was at peace finally!
They wheeled me back to my room where hubby was waiting for me and I was crying. I dozed off every few minutes and I was getting pissed at the nurse because she was nagging me to eat jello. I managed to eat 1/2 cup of that c**p and then received more versed and anti biotic. I went through a whole bag of IV fluid and then the nurse told me to go pee.
It took 3 people to walk me to the bathroom because I was sooooo loopy off of the narcotics. I could barely walk.
I get there and insist on going in peace, it took persistance to get the nurses to leave.
First problem....I had to go, but it wouldn't come out. I tried for 30 minutes. What the heck was wrong with me?? I went back and the nurse decided to cathederize me instead. She managed to drain over 500cc of urine from me. Apparently I have a condition called "post-op urinary retention" about up too 50 percent of people get this temporarily after surgery....to some degree anyways. I had it the worst way where I couldn't pee at all but the urge was definetly there...and it hurt!
They then sent me home promising me I would be able to pee there. went home and guess what, still couldn't pee. Tried sitting in warn running bath water, no luck....Called my doctor and she told me to come back. Went back to the hospital and got a 'permenent' foley catheter to wear until tuesday. OMG I was mortified. It hurts so bad and I have to wear this inside my body until TUESDAY!!! I have a collection bag taped to my leg wgere you can actually see the pee fill up TMI sorry. There is this nozzle I flip up over the toilet to drain it. Yes I do this standing up. I had a pretty rought day yesterday to the point where the urologist inserting the catheter made me cry. I was already very emotional from having just had surgery anyways, and was not expecting this bladder pain on top of things. I told him the catheter stung really bad and he yelled at me saying, "well you HAVE to have it so I don't know what you want me to tell you"! I started to cry and he stormed out of the room and slammed the door. I was shattered. All I wanted was some compassion and I definetly did not get it from him. :cry: I feel it is so unfair that I was so prepared for this surgery, only to have a major issue like this thrown at me. I am 26 and having to wear a urine bag is very embarrassing to me. I feel actually well enough to go see a movie with my kids, but cant because my bag is obvious and only holds 500cc so I must change it hourly.
Actually compared to the pain of the foley catheter, my throat is a piece of cake. Yeah it hurts, but the only thing waking me up at night is the sensation of urine "backflow" from my bag and how it stings to move because my urethra is very swollen. I woke up an hour after my due time to take my meds, but woke with my throat not really hurting so I only took 10mg of Lortab, not the regular 15mg.
I am surviving on slimfast and mashed potatos. But yesterday I also had rocky roade ice cream, and chicken noodle soup. My uvula (the hanging thing in the throat) is the size of my thumb...no joke. I have bloody patches all over my throat. I can still swallow my colace and zoloft fine though....even though it was scary to do at first. I just make sure I spray cepacol in the throat beforehand.
I am tired but cant sleep, I mean I sleep but only hours at a time because I am wired from the pills. I feel like c**p (not necessilary from the tonsillectomy) and I cant go out anywhere because of my piss bag hanging off my leg.
Honestly if it wasnt for the catheter, this whole experience would be a walk in the park.
edited to say I have one shot of morphine every five minutes for a total of 5 shots, not 5 every 5 LOL